"Marshal, Here We Are!" (Maréchal, nous voilà !) is a 1941 French patriotic song dedicated to Marshal Philippe Pétain. It was written and composed by André Montagard and Charles Courtioux. The song was performed many times like a famous variation by André Dassary and others, and on many official and unofficial occasions in France and its territories during the Vichy France Era.
This song was actually plagiarized from a song composed for the 1933 musical La Margoton du bataillon by Polish Jewish composer Kazimierz Oberfeld, who was deported in 1945 to Auschwitz, where he died.
Lyrics[]
Unofficial Anthem of Vichy France- "Maréchal nous voilà!" (Marshal, Here We Are!)
French original[]
Une flamme sacrée
Monte du sol natal,
Et la France enivrée
Te salue, Maréchal !
Tous tes enfants qui t’aiment
Et vénèrent tes ans,
À ton appel suprême
Ont répondu : Présent !
Refren :
Maréchal, nous voilà !
Devant toi, le sauveur de la France,
Nous jurons, nous tes gars
De servir et de suivre tes pas.
Maréchal, nous voilà !
Tu nous as a redonné l'espérance
La patrie renaîtra,
Maréchal, Maréchal, Nous voilà !
Tu as lutté sans cesse
Pour le salut commun ;
On parle avec tendresse
Du héros de Verdun…
En nous donnant ta vie,
Ton génie et ta foi,
Tu sauves la patrie
Une seconde fois.
Refren
English translation[]
A sacred flame
Rides from the native soil,
And the France intoxicated
Hail you, Marshal!
All your children who love you
And venerate thy years,
To your supreme call
Answered: Present!
Chorus:
Marshal, here we come!
Before you, the saviour of the France,
We swear, your guys
To serve and follow in your footsteps.
Marshal, here we come!
You gave us hope
The homeland will be reborn,
Marshal, Marshal, here we are!
You struggled endlessly
For the common salvation;
We speak with tenderness
From the hero of Verdun...
By giving us your life,
Your genius and your faith,
You save the homeland
A second time.
Chorus